Snowfall in eastern Canada causes state of emergency


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A historic multi-day snowstorm in eastern Canada has caused a local state of emergency, leaving many schools, universities and government offices closed, local media reported Monday.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia has declared a local state of emergency with some places in the region receiving up to 80 centimetres of snow.

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